PAUL FLORIAN MÜLLER
WRITER . DIRECTOR .
Paul is a German director and screenwriter based in Berlin. He attended the German Film and Television Academy (dffb) where he wrote and directed award-winning short films. After graduating, he wrote and worked on scripts for UFA while also developing his own work.
His feature writing/directing debut, Sex & Crime, was released in German theaters in 2016 to critical acclaim. He co-wrote the feature comedy Vorstadtrocker which screened at festivals and continues to play on TV regularly.
Most recently he co-wrote a feature length episode of the popular series Blind ermittelt, an Austrian-German co-production. He is currently working on his second feature film, a road movie set in the United States.
films
Blind ermittelt - Tod im Kaffeehaus (2024)
feature 90 min
co-writer (with David Nawrath)
director David Nawrath
Sex & Crime (2016)
feature
writer + director
Vorstadtrocker (2015)
feature
co-writer (with Paul Salisbury)
director Martina Plura
Sogar die Nacht (2013)
short
writer + director
1949 (2011)
short
writer + director
awards & nominations
Sex & Crime
MAX OPHÜLS PREIS - nominated for best feature
BUNTE NEW FACES AWARD - nominated for best debut feature
JUPITER AWARD - nominated for best feature (national)
JUPITER AWARD - nominated for best actor (national)
FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN FILMS LUDWIGSHAFEN
Vorstadtrocker
BIBERACHER FILMFESTSPIELE - winner best TV film
BAYRISCHER FILMPREIS - nominated for best actress
FILMFEST HAMBURG
1949
MAX OPHÜLS PREIS - nominated for best short
FBW (GERMAN FILM AND MEDIA REVIEW) - Prädikat "besonders wertvoll" (seal of approval: 'highly recommended')
FBW (GERMAN FILM AND MEDIA REVIEW) - Kurzfilm des Monats (short of the month)
SHORTCUTZ BERLIN - short of the month
SHORTCUTZ AWARD BERLIN - winner best cinematography
SHORTCUTZ AWARD BERLIN - winner for best actor
FETSIVAL INTERNATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL PORTO - winner best film
FILMZEITKAUFBEUREN
REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL
ALPINALE
MALESCORTO FILM FESTIVAL
EXGROUND FILMFESTIVAL
BIBERACHER FILMFESTSPIELE
etc.